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Dr. Stephanie Heimgartner is a Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the Department of Comparative Literature, Ruhr University Bochum. She has held roles such as Representative for Practice and Transfer in Teaching (2019–2022) and Head of the Office for Strategic Teaching Projects (2022–2023). Her research focuses include literary theory, translation studies, and postcolonial literature. She earned her doctorate in Heidelberg (1998) and has extensive editorial experience.
Education: Studied German, Italian, and Political Science at Heidelberg University, University of Bologna, and Dalhousie University (Canada). Doctorate from Heidelberg University (1998).
Research Interests: History of poetry, translation theory, German-Italian literary relations, feminist critique, and Afropolitan narratives. She has published widely on Dante, Ungaretti, and contemporary postcolonial authors.
Teaching: Courses on comparative literature, digital humanities, postcolonial studies, and research-based learning. Notable contributions include the 'Electronic Reading Materials' seminar and the 'Literary Map of the Ruhr Region' project.
Publications: Over 20 monographs, edited volumes, and essays on topics ranging from Dante's Divine Comedy to African Diaspora literature. Key works include Giuseppe Ungaretti's Work in German (2000) and edited volumes on pregnancy narratives and Dante studies.
Grants and Projects: Organized conferences like 'Fulfilled Bodies – Staging Pregnancy' (2015) and 'Trees of Literature' (2018), supported by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. Collaborated on interdisciplinary projects linking literary studies with digital humanities and pedagogy.
Labs/Teams: Active in the 'Unbound Literary Agency' project and research-based learning initiatives fostering academic-practice collaboration.
